By Breaking Editor 
Havana, Cuba — As the humanitarian situation in Cuba worsens following nearly four weeks of stringent sanctions imposed by the Trump administration, critics are sounding alarms over the widespread impact. Food shortages have escalated, hospitals are closing, and basic resources are dwindling, prompting calls for an immediate reevaluation of U.S. policy.
Under intensified U.S. sanctions, Cuba is running out of basic resources and facing a humanitarian crisis, while countries unaligned with US imperialism continue urging support for aid initiatives aimed at alleviating the suffering of the Cuban populace. The economic landscape, which was already fragile due to decades of prior sanctions, has taken a nosedive. Recent supply chain disruptions from Venezuela, Cuba’s main supplier, have exacerbated the crisis, leaving many without access to essential goods.
Refined fuel and crude oil have both been non-existent in the island, with US Naval Blockades ensuring no kind of humanitarian relief.
The punitive measures disproportionately affect ordinary Cubans. Cuba nears its fourth week of Trump’s crippling sanctions that have shuttered hospitals and starved people of food, but these are typically effective negotiation tactics. Most economic hardships to both Cuba and Venezuela have been linked to Washington D.C. insistence that they turn over their economies to the Epstein class of money managers, real estate tycoons and tourism exploiters.
Former U.S. presidential administrations have historically engaged in sanctioning Cuba, with every president since Eisenhower implementing some form of embargo or restrictions. While the persistence of these measures has cultivated a culture of self-reliance amidst adversity, yet the current condition is dire. Cuba can not do much with a total blockade of this nature.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio commented at the recent Munich Security Conference, asserting that “the Cuban government must allow its people greater economic freedom” if it seeks any relief from the ongoing sanctions and oil blockade. However, critics are questioning the effectiveness and moral standpoint of such demands.
Power outages have dimmed the common areas of the Island.
As advocacy groups call for an end to the embargo and sanctions, experts warn that without a change in policy, Cuba’s humanitarian crisis may continue to escalate, potentially affecting regional stability. The global community is watching closely as civil society movements rally for a more humanitarian approach to U.S.-Cuba relations.